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MEMBER REPORT (Hong Kong, China) MEMBER REPORT ESCAP/WMO Typhoon Committee 44th Session 6 – 11 February 2012 Hangzhou, China (Hong Kong, China) “Annual activities covering the period from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2011” CONTENTS Page I. Overview of tropical cyclones which have affected/impacted 3-10 Member’s area since the last Typhoon Committee Session II. Summary of progress in Key Result Areas 10-37 1. Progress on Key Result Area 1 Reduced Loss of Life from Typhoon-related Disasters 2. Progress on Key Result Area 2 Minimized Typhoon-related Social and Economic Impacts 3. Progress on Key Result Area 3 Enhanced Beneficial Typhoon-related Effects for the Betterment of Quality of life 4. Progress on Key Result Area 4 Improved Typhoon-related Disaster Risk Management in Various Sectors. 5. Progress on Key Result Area 5 Strengthened Resilience of Communities to Typhoon-related Disasters 6. Progress on Key Result Area 6 Improved Capacity to Generate and Provide Accurate, Timely, and understandable Information on Typhoon-related Threats 7. Progress on Key Result Area 7 Enhanced Typhoon Committee’s Effectiveness and International Collaboration. III. Resource Mobilization Activities 37 IV. Update of Members’ Working Groups representatives 37 2 I. Overview of tropical cyclones which have affected/impacted Member’s area in 2011 1. Meteorological Assessment (highlighting forecasting issues/impacts) Five tropical cyclones affected Hong Kong during 2011. They were: (a) Tropical Storm Sarika (1103) (b) Tropical Storm Haima (1104) (c) Severe Tropical Storm Nock-ten (1108) (d) Typhoon Nesat (1117) (e) Severe Typhoon Nalgae (1119) The No. 8 SE Gale or Storm Signal was issued during the passage of Typhoon Nesat, the highest tropical cyclone warning signal in Hong Kong during 2011. Tropical Storm Haima, Severe Tropical Storm Nock-ten and Severe Typhoon Nalgae necessitated the issuance of the No. 3 Strong Wind Signal while Tropical Storm Sarika only necessitated the issuance of the Standby Signal No. 1 in Hong Kong. Figure 1 Hong Kong Observatory best tracks of tropical cyclones that affected Hong Kong, China from 1 January to 31 December 2011. 3 Tropical Storm Sarika (1103) Sarika formed as a tropical depression over the central part of the South China Sea on 9 June and moved towards the south China coast. It intensified into a tropical storm in the morning of 10 June, reaching its peak intensity with an estimated maximum sustained wind of 65 km/h near its centre. Sarika made landfall near Shantou in the morning of 11 June and dissipated over Fujian that afternoon. Figure 2 shows the track of Sarika. In Hong Kong, winds were mainly light to moderate from the southeast on 10 June. Sarika was closest to Hong Kong at around 3 a.m. on 11 June passing about 280 km to the east-northeast and winds turned to moderate southwesterlies, occasionally gusty that morning. The weather was mainly fine and very hot on 10 June. Squally showers affected Hong Kong on the morning of 11 June. There were occasional heavy showers with squally thunderstorms that afternoon and evening. Figure 2 Track of Sarika (1103) on 9 – 11 June 2011. Tropical Storm Haima (1104) Haima formed as a tropical depression over the western North Pacific on 18 June. It intensified into a tropical storm over the South China Sea on 22 June, reaching its peak intensity with an estimated maximum sustained wind of 85 km/h near its centre that evening. Haima made landfall over the coast of western Guangdong in the morning of 23 June and skirted the coastal 4 region of western Guangdong that afternoon. It dissipated inland over Laos in the evening of 25 June. Figure 3 shows the track of Haima. In Hong Kong, the winds were light to moderate from the east in the evening of 20 June, becoming fresh easterlies, occasionally strong offshore and on high ground the following day. As Haima moved gradually closer to Hong Kong, winds strengthened further to become fresh to strong east to southeasterlies on 22 June, occasionally reaching gale force offshore and on high ground. Haima was closest to Hong Kong at around 8 p.m. that evening passing about 240 km to the south-southwest. Winds turned to the southeast on the small hours of 23 June and remained generally strong, reaching gale force offshore and on high ground. The winds weakened gradually in the morning as Haima moved away. The weather in Hong Kong was fine and very hot apart from a few showers on 20 June. It was mainly fine at first the following day, with a few squally showers in the afternoon. There were squally heavy showers on 22 June. A few squally showers still affected Hong Kong on 23 June, mainly in the western part of the territory. Figure 3 Track of Haima (1104) on 18 – 25 June 2011. Severe Tropical Storm Nock-ten (1108) Nock-ten formed as a tropical depression over the western North Pacific on 25 July. It intensified into a severe tropical storm over the Pacific on the morning of 27 July, crossed Luzon in the afternoon and entered the 5 South China Sea that evening. Nock-ten moved generally west to west- northwestwards across the northern part of the South China Sea for the following two days, reaching its peak intensity with an estimated maximum sustained wind of 105 km/h near its centre. It made landfall near Wenchang, Hainan Island on 29 July and subsequently dissipated inland over Laos on 31 July. Figure 4 shows the track of Nock-ten. In Hong Kong, the winds were generally moderate east to northeasterlies on 28 July, becoming strong over offshore waters, occasionally reaching gale force on high ground that evening. Generally strong easterlies affected the territory on the morning of 29 July, with occasional gales observed on high ground. Nock-ten was closest to Hong Kong at around 2 p.m. that day passing about 440 km to the southwest. Local winds moderated gradually and became east to southeasterlies that afternoon. The weather in Hong Kong was fine and very hot apart from a few squally showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon of 28 July. It became cloudy on 29 July. The outer rainbands of Nock-ten also brought squally showers and thunderstorms to the territory that day. Figure 4 Track of Nock-ten (1108) on 25 – 31 July 2011. Typhoon Nesat (1117) Nesat formed as a tropical depression over the western North Pacific on 23 September. It intensified into a typhoon over the western North Pacific on 26 September, reaching its peak intensity with an estimated maximum sustained wind of 145 km/h near its centre. It moved west-northwestwards 6 across the northern part of the South China Sea on 28 September but took up a northwesterly track that night, moving closer to the south China coast. It made landfall over the northeastern part of Hainan Island on 29 September and dissipated over northern Vietnam on 1 October. Figure 5 shows the track of Nesat. In Hong Kong, the winds were moderate east to northeasterlies on the night of 27 September, freshening from the northeast and becoming strong on high ground on 28 September as Nesat moved closer. Local winds strengthened from the east that evening and strong winds were recorded over most areas in Hong Kong, occasionally reaching gale force offshore and on high ground. As Nesat continued to move closer in the early hours of 29 September, local winds continued to strengthen. Nesat was closest to Hong Kong at around 7 a.m. that day passing about 350 km to the south-southwest. Under the influence of the large circulation of Nesat, gale force easterlies affected many parts of Hong Kong especially the southern part that morning, occasionally reaching storm force on high ground. As Nesat moved further away from Hong Kong and made landfall over Hainan Island in the afternoon that day, local winds turned to the southeast and gradually weakened. Local winds remained generally strong during the evening and gradually weakened later that night. The weather in Hong Kong was mainly fine and hot with some haze on 27 September. It continued mainly fine on the morning of 28 September, but became cloudy with squally showers in the afternoon. Squally showers affected Hong Kong on 29 September. Under the influence of the outer rainbands of Nesat, the weather remained mainly cloudy with a few showers on 30 September. Figure 5 Track of Nesat (1117) on 23 September - 1 October 2011. 7 Severe Typhoon Nalgae (1119) Nalgae formed over the western North Pacific on 27 September. It intensified into a severe typhoon over the Pacific on the evening of 30 September, attaining its peak intensity with an estimated maximum sustained wind of 175 km/h near its centre over the seas about 300 km northeast of Manila on the morning of 1 October. Nalgae weakened into a typhoon in the early hours on 2 October and a severe tropical storm that afternoon. It weakened further into a tropical storm on 4 October and crossed the southern part of Hainan Island that afternoon. Nalgae dissipated over the seas near Hainan on 5 October. Figure 6 shows the track of Nalgae. In Hong Kong, the winds were moderate to fresh northeasterlies on 2 October, strong on high ground during the afternoon and evening. Under the combined effect of the northeast monsoon and Nalgae, local winds strengthened in the morning of 3 October and were strong at times offshore, occasionally reaching gale force on high ground. Nalgae was closest to Hong Kong between about 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. that day passing about 510 km to the south.
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